Paper-holding device



, (No Model.)

A J. W. BUSH.

PAPER HOLDING DEVICE.

No. 6-03,316; PatentedMay 3,1898.

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PATENT JAMES W. BUSH, OF SCIOTOVILLE, OHIO.

PAPER-HOLDING DEVICE.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 603,316, dated May 3,1898.

' Application'iled October 21., 1897. Serial No. 655,937. (No model.)

To all whom, it may concern:

Be it known that I, JAMES W. BUSH, a citizen of the United States,residing at Sciotoville, in the county of Scioto and State of Ohio, haveinvented certain new and useful Improvements in Devices for HoldingTissue- Paper and Alcohol, and I do declare the following to be a full,clear, and exac't description of the invention, such as will enableothers skilled in the art to which it appertains to make and use thesame.

My invention contemplates the provision of a simple and compact devicefor holding and permitting of the lconvenient use of alcohol andtissue-paper in cleaning and polishing the lenses of eyeglasses.

The invention will be fully understood from the following descriptionand claims when taken in conjunction with the annexed drawings, inwhich- Figure l is a perspective view of one embodiment of my invention,which is designed for use in the home or office. Fig. 2 is an enlargeddiametrical section of the same. Fig.

3 is a detail section taken in the plane indicated by the line a: a: ofFig. l.

Referring by letter to said drawings, A des-` ignates the casing of myimproved device, which is circular in form and is preferably made ofwood, although other material may be employed when desired. This casing(see Fig. 2) comprises an annular vertical wall a, a bottom Wall h, anda top wall c, the latter being iXedly connected to the upper edge of thewall a and being provided with a central aperture d for a purposepresently described. The annular vertical Wall a is rabbeted at itslower edge, as indicated by e, and in this rabbet the bottom wall b isarranged and removably secured by the pin f, which is Xed to the bottom.Wall and is designed to take into a socket g in the vertical wall, andthe springpressed bolt b, which is arranged at an opposite point withrespect to pin fand is designed to take into a socket vl in the verticalwall.V

By moving the bolt ah inwardly toward the center of the case one side ofthe bottom Z) is disconnected fromv thewall a, after which the otherside of said bottom may be readily disconnected by withdrawing the pin ffrom socket g, and the bottom may then be removed for a purposepresently described.

From this the manner of replacing and securing the bottom in the wall tis obvious and need not be described.

The bottom wall h is provided on its upper side with two or moreantifriQtion-rollers j, and it is also provided with a central pivotpin7e, as shown. Mounted and designed to turn on said pin 7c and bear onthe rollers is a disk B, which has for its purpose to support and permitof free rotation of an annular spool C. The said spool C is preferablyof pasteboard of the form shown, and it is designed to receive thetissue-paper (indicated by l) and has a large central opening m, asshown. In this opening 'm of the spool is arranged a frame n, which hasa iiange p, resting in a rabbet q of the top wall c, and also has a anger at its lower end. Resting on this latter iiange fr and within theframe n is a bottle D, which is designed to contain alcohol. This bottleD is retained in position by a cap-plate s, which is flanged, asindicated by t, to engage the inner side of the frame n, and said bottleis closed by a stopper E, to which a piece of wire F is connected, thelatter being designed to carry a bunch.

of fibrous material G, as shown.

' In order to permit of ready removal of the tissue-paper from theeasing A, said casing is provided with a slot u, (see Fig; 3,) which hasa rounded lip o at one side and a pivoted spring-pressed clamp w at theopposite side,

as shown. The tissue-paper is carried from the spool C, through the slotu, between the lip o and the clamp fw, as shown in Fig. l. When a pieceof paper is desired for the purpose of cleaninga pair of glasses, theextended end of the paper is grasped and the quantity desiredis drawnfrom the spool and casing,

.after which it is cut, the outer edge of the IOO In using my improveddevice the alcohol or other suitable cleaning agent in the receptacle Dis applied to the lenses of the glasses by the soft brush G, and a pieceof tissuepaper is then drawn from the casin g and cut and is employed topolish the lenses.

My improved device, as will be readily 0bserved, holds the paper andalcohol in such a manner that they may be very conveniently used for thepurpose stated. It also serves to effectually exclude dust and grit fromboth the alcohol and paper, which is absolutely necessary when suchmaterials are to be used for cleaning and polishingr the lenses ofglasses.

Having described my invention, what I claim is l. The herein-describeddevice for holding and permitting of the convenient use of alcohol andtissue-paper comprisin g a casing having a slot in its side Wall, a lipat one side of said slot having its free edge sharpened, and aspring-pressed clamp at the opposite side of the slot impinging againstthe lip and serving to close the slot, a rotary spool arranged in thecasing and having a central opening, and a suitably-supported receptaclefor alcohol arranged in the central opening of the spool, substantiallyas speciiied.

2. In a device for the purpose described, the combination of the casingcomprising the annular vertical wall having a slot and also having a lipat one side of the slot and a springpressed clamp at the opposite sideadapted to impinge against the lip and close the slot, the bottom Walldetachably connected to the annular Wall and having antifriction-rollerson its upper side and also having a central pivot-post, and a top Wallconnected to the upper edge of the annular Wall and having a centralopening, a disk mounted on the pivot-post of the bottom wall, a spoolsupported by said disk and having a central opening, a frame resting inlthe opening of the spool and having a flange at its upper end bearingon the top Wall of the casingr and also having an inwardly-directedflange at its lower end, a receptacle for alcohol arranged in the frameand resting on the lower flange thereof and having a stopper providedwith a brush of fibrous material, and a cap-plate bearing on the topwall of the case and the upper end of the receptacle and having acentral opening for the passage of the receptacle-stopper, substantiallyas specified.

In testimony whereof I a'flix my signature in presence of two Witnesses.

JAMES lV. BUSH.

Witnesses:

E. J. Hlsnv, ll. D. Boi-INRP.

